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Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2022·浏阳月测)Six “sacrificial pits (祭祀坑)”， dating back 3，200 to 4，000 years, were newly discovered in Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan, Southwest China's Sichuan province. Over 500 artifacts, including gold masks, bronze wares, ivories, jades, and textiles, were unearthed from the site. Sanxingdui site, first found in 1929, is generally considered as one of the most important archaeological sites along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. However, large­scale excavation_on the site only began in 1986, when two pits—widely believed for sacrificial ceremonies—were accidentally discovered. Investigation in the area around No 1 and 2 pits was re­launched in October 2019, and No 3 pit was found in December 2019, according to Lei Yu, a researcher of Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute who heads the ongoing excavation. Thirty­four research universities and research institutes have cooperated in this project. He said the new discoveries will help to better understand many unexplained findings in 1986. More excavation followed in March 2020, and five more pits were found last year. And detailed research began in October. Excavation capsules with hi­tech equipment were set up in the pits to better conserve the site. Sanxingdui site covers an area of 12 square kilometers, and its core zone of an ancient city covers nearly 4 square kilometers. According to the National Cultural Heritage Administration, studies of Sanxingdui site will become a crucial project in an ongoing program Archaeology China, which tries to explain the origins of Chinese civilization and how diverse cultures communicate and come together. [语篇解读]　本文是说明文。文章按照时间顺序着重介绍了三星堆遗址中祭祀坑的发现、发掘工作及意义。 1．What does the underlined word “excavation” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A Discovery.　　 B．Dig. C．Exploration. D．Expansion. 解析　猜测词义题。该词所在句子However, large­scale excavation on the site only began in 1986, when two pits—widely believed for sacrificial ceremonies—were accidentall